Mid Devon

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Mid Devon District
Non-metropolitan district
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Coat of arms
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Mid Devon shown within Devon
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth West England
Non-metropolitan countyDevon
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQTiverton
Formed1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyMid Devon District Council
 • MPsRichard Foord
Rachel Gilmour
Mel Stride
Area
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 • Rank32nd (of 296)
Population
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Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
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ONS code18UD (ONS)
E07000042 (GSS)
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Mid Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. The council is based in the district's largest town of Tiverton. The district also contains the towns of Bampton, Bradninch, Crediton and Cullompton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Part of the district lies within the Blackdown Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The neighbouring districts are East Devon, Teignbridge, West Devon, Torridge, North Devon and Somerset.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts which were all abolished at the same time:[1]

The new district was initially named Tiverton, after its largest town.[2] The district was renamed Mid Devon with effect from 6 February 1978 by resolution of the district council.[3][4]

Geography

Mid Devon shares borders with several other Devon districts as well as the county of Somerset. Neighbouring districts include Exeter, East Devon, North Devon, Teignbridge, West Devon and Torridge. The area of Mid Devon, according to the Office for National Statistics Census table KS101EW is 91293.48 hectares, or 912.9348 sq kilometres, or 352.5 square miles.[5]

Rivers

The Exe, the Culm, the Yeo, the Dalch, the Little Dart, the Taw, the Dart, the Brockley, the Creedy and the Spratford Stream flow through the district.

Raddon Top

Raddon Top (772 ft) is the highest point of the Raddon Hills. Excavations at the summit in 1994 uncovered traces of Early Iron Age settlement.[6]

Governance

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Mid Devon District Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Gordon Czapiewski,
Liberal Democrat
since 7 May 2025[8]
Luke Taylor,
Liberal Democrat
since 24 May 2023
Stephen Walford[7]
since 2016
Structure
Seats42 councillors
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Political groups
Administration (35)
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Other parties (7)
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Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
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Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, EX16 6PP
Website
www.middevon.gov.uk
Constitution
The Constitution of Mid Devon District Council

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Mid Devon District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Devon County Council.[9] The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[10]

Political control

The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since the 2023 election.

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[11][12]

Party in control Years
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Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2008 have been:

Councillor Party From To
Peter Hare-Scott[13] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". May 2008 29 Oct 2014
Clive Eginton[14][15] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 29 Oct 2014 May 2019
Bob Deed[16][17] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 22 May 2019 22 Feb 2023
Barry Warren[17][18] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 22 Feb 2023 May 2023
Luke Taylor[19] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 24 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election,[20] and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to June 2025, the composition of the council was:[21]

Party Councillors
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Total 42

The next election is due in 2027.[21]

Elections

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Premises

Since January 2004 the council has been based at a modern office building called Phoenix House on Phoenix Lane in Tiverton.[23][24]

Tourism

Grand Western Canal

The Grand Western Canal stretches from Canal Hill in Tiverton to just before the county boundary, near to Greenham, Somerset. It no longer operates for trade purposes, but is a popular tourist location. Visitors are able to walk along its banks or take a trip down the canal in a horse drawn barge. A static barge at the Canal Hill end of the canal offers refreshments. The site is one of two tourism spots owned by Devon County Council.

Devon Railway Centre

The Devon Railway Centre is located at Bickleigh in Mid Devon, in a restored Victorian railway station on the closed Great Western Railway branch from Exeter to Dulverton. The centre operates a 2 ft (610mm) gauge passenger railway and has a large collection of narrow gauge rolling stock, a miniature railway and a collection of model railways.

Coldharbour Working Wool Museum

Coldharbour Mill is a Grade II* listed Georgian mill complex in Uffculme, close to junction 27 (Tiverton turnoff) of the M5. The mill has the largest working waterwheel in the south west, and steams up its stationary steam engines most Bank Holidays. It has a number of other collections, such as dolls' houses, a large tapestry showing five local parishes, and a wide range of worsted wool spinning and weaving machines.

Towns and parishes

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See also

References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 30 July 2023
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alterations in status and area of local authorities for period February 1978–September 1978 (PDF). London: Department of the Environment. 1978. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Data Viewer - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics".
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Devon Libraries Local Studies Shobroke Community Page, 22 February 2005". Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Meet the leadership team". Mid Devon District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Council minutes, 7 May 2025". Mid Devon District Council. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Mid Devon" in search box to see specific results.)
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mid Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Five former councillors become Honorary Aldermen". Mid Devon District Council. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Council minutes, 29 October 2014". Mid Devon District Council. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Councillor Clive Eginton appointed new leader of Mid Devon District Council". Somerset County Gazette. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Council minutes, 22 May 2019". Mid Devon District Council. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  17. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heptinstall, Ollie (23 February 2023). "New Mid Devon leader appointed after predecessor resigns". Mid Devon Advertiser. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Council minutes, 24 May 2023". Mid Devon District Council. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
  21. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mid Devon". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Mid Devon (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/889, retrieved 30 July 2023
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Contact details and opening hours". Mid Devon District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mid Devon District Council is on the move". Archived from the original on 5 January 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Town and parish council contact details". Mid Devon District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

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